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About travellinbaen

I'm a 40 year old lawyer living in Ridgeland, Mississippi. I'm several years and a couple hundred miles removed from most of my old running buddies so I started the blog to provide an outlet for many of the observations and ideas that used to be the subjects of our late night/happy hour/halftime conversations and arguments.

Holier Than TB

Posted on January 11, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.” –Buddha “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, … Continue reading →

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Sweet is the Champ; On an Unrelated Note, TB’s Sick

Posted on January 8, 2010 by travellinbaen

Congrats to Sweet for completing his improbable run to the Travellinbaen Thursday Pickin Season II Grand Championship. I’d like to say more about it and I had even planned on having a major award commissioned for the event by now, … Continue reading →

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A Bad Day

Posted on January 5, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Sometimes I lie awake at night and I ask, “why me?” Then a voice answers, “nothing personal, your name just happened to come up.” Charlie Brown Last week TB had a bad day. First I dunked … Continue reading →

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My Phone is Dead and I Don’t Feel So Great Myself

Posted on January 4, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “If you ain’t the lead dog, the scenery never changes.” –Lewis Grizzard Christmas came and went, you may have heard, so did the turning of the New Year and though I understand there is some debate … Continue reading →

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The New Year’s Eve Girl

Posted on December 31, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: And I shall find some girl perhaps, And a better one than you, With eyes as wise, but kindlier, With lips as soft, but true. And I daresay she will do. “The Chilterns”–Rupert Brooke They’d been … Continue reading →

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Bowl Pickin TBCS, Season II (featuring Sweet and RSR) Part Deux

Posted on December 30, 2009 by travellinbaen

Ok, here are the playlists: Sweet: Alabama – “Mountain Music” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_5sPHnIalw Leadbelly – “Alabama Bound” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aRU5QAc7ng Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X37xnM3VYH0 Willie and Waylon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDh6COblb4c The King in the Steel City (New years eve 1976) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kycbRcDJawE RockStar Rambler: … Continue reading →

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Bowl Pickin Season II, The TBCS Featurin’ Sweet and RockStarRambler

Posted on December 27, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: Cledus Snow: Hey Bandit. Me an’ Fred got a question. Bandit: What you an’ Fred want? Cledus Snow: How come we’s doin’ this? By now you all know the Regular Season title in Thursday Pickin was … Continue reading →

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Ghosts of Christmas Past

Posted on December 24, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childish days; that can recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth; that can transport the sailor and the traveller, thousands … Continue reading →

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TB’s Christmas Awards (the Elfies)

Posted on December 22, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Look Charlie Brown, let’s face it. We all know that Christmas is a big commercial racket. It’s run by a big eastern syndicate, you know.”     —Lucy TB has been immersed in Christmas now for … Continue reading →

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TB Ain’t Predictin It or Nuthin, But What If the Saints Go to the Super Bowl?

Posted on December 16, 2009 by travellinbaen

Joke of the Day: After he was dead, Boudreaux discovered himself in Hell. He looked around awhile, then went right to work shoveling brimstone. The devil came up to him and said, “How you like it here, my friend? It’s … Continue reading →

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